{"id":1169,"date":"2026-04-20T18:26:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samreenahsan.com\/blogs\/?post_type=product&p=1169"},"modified":"2026-04-20T18:26:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:26:04","slug":"the-quintessential-misadventure","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.samreenahsan.com\/blogs\/product\/the-quintessential-misadventure\/","title":{"rendered":"The Quintessential Misadventure"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Quintessential Misadventure: One emergency landing. One grumpy billionaire in hiding. One career-making job on the line. One misadventure away from falling in love<\/span><\/h1>\n

Hidden-identity billionaire hero in disguise Workaholic city professional heroine on career-defining assignment Instant opposites attract in a small town. This is a steamy, high-emotion, forced proximity, stranded-at-a-resort bingeable contemporary romance read between full-length novels.<\/p>\n

Sterling Everhart does not have time for detours. She\u2019s on her way to a crucial assignment that could make her career when a violent thunderstorm forces an emergency landing in the Colorado foothills. No luggage. No ride. No clear way to get where she needs to be. Until a quiet, ridiculously handsome stranger offers her a lift to his nearby spa.<\/p>\n

Quinn is only supposed to be at his private luxury retreat to catch his breath between high-pressure jobs. No press. No obligations. Definitely no one who recognizes his name, his face, or his bank account. When Sterling assumes he\u2019s just a local helping out, he makes a split-second decision to let her keep believing it\u2014and, for once, just be a man instead of a billionaire brand.<\/p>\n

At the spa, the storm turns the outside world into a wall of rain and thunder while the inside becomes its own little bubble with a cozy bar, classic cocktails and a stranger who feels far too tempting to be temporary. The connection between Sterling and Quinn sparks fast and the instant chemistry makes the hours until the roads reopen feel almost stolen.<\/p>\n

But the clock is ticking. Sterling still has a job she can\u2019t afford to miss. Quinn still has a life where everyone wants something from him. Except the one woman who doesn\u2019t know who he is. When the storm clears and real life comes rushing back, they\u2019ll have to decide if this was just a quintessential misadventure\u2026 or the beginning of something real that\u2019s worth changing their plans for.<\/p>\n

The Quintessential Misadventure <\/span>is a short, steamy contemporary romance novella featuring:
\na work-focused heroine on the brink of a big break, a billionaire-in-disguise hero hiding at his own luxury spa, instant attraction in forced proximity, and a satisfying HEA. This contemporary romance is perfect for when you want a complete love story in one delicious sitting.<\/p>\n

Packed with steam, heart, and page-turning drama, The Quintessential Misadventure<\/span> ends in a satisfying HFN with no love triangles, no cheating,<\/span> and no cliffhangers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Originally published in the Pack Your Bags<\/span> Romance Short Story collection.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Quintessential Misadventure: One emergency landing. One grumpy billionaire in hiding. One career-making job on the line. One misadventure away from falling in love Hidden-identity billionaire hero in disguise Workaholic city professional heroine on career-defining assignment Instant opposites attract in a small town. This is a steamy, high-emotion, forced proximity, stranded-at-a-resort bingeable contemporary romance read […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[140],"product_cat":[144],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1169","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_brand-indie-authors","7":"product_cat-ku-indie","9":"first","10":"instock","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"product-type-external"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samreenahsan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1169","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samreenahsan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samreenahsan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samreenahsan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1169"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samreenahsan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samreenahsan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1169"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samreenahsan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1169"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samreenahsan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1169"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samreenahsan.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}